Lead Hardware Engineer

Platform Recruitment
Norwich, UK
16 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£75,000.0 - £85,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Failure Mode Effects Analysis Hardware Design Release Management Reliability Engineering Value Engineering Hardware Testing

Job description

  • Leading the design and development of automotive hardware including 600V power electronics, inverters, bi-directional DC-DC converters and battery charging systems.
  • Defining hardware architecture and taking ownership of delivery through concept, design, validation and production release.
  • Leading and mentoring a team of hardware engineers, ensuring delivery against technical, cost and schedule targets.
  • Driving Design for Manufacture (DFM), Design for Cost (DFC) and FMEA activities to ensure scalable, high-volume production readiness.
  • Working closely with project managers, software, systems and manufacturing teams to ensure robust integration and delivery.
  • Supporting supplier engagement, component selection, cost reduction and value engineering activities.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in automotive or electrification hardware development, ideally within high-voltage power electronics systems.
  • Proven ability to lead engineering teams and deliver complex hardware projects in a structured environment.
  • Strong understanding of high-volume automotive design, including cost, manufacturability and production scalability.
  • Experience with FMEA, DVP, reliability engineering and hardware validation activities.
  • Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams including software, mechanical, systems and manufacturing.

Bonus Skills:

  • Experience with 600V power electronics, inverters, DC-DC converters or EV charging systems.
  • Knowledge of EMC, safety standards and automotive certification processes. Experience driving cost reduction, supplier development and production optimisation.

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